Soewardi (13 April 1938 – 31 March 2015) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the Governor of Central Java between 1993 and 1998.

He served in the Indonesian Army and was commanders of the Sriwijaya and Udayana Military Regions prior to his tenure as governor.

[3] As a brigadier general, he was appointed to become commander of the Sriwijaya Military Region on 14 March 1989, after previously serving as the unit's chief of staff.

[9] During the leadup to the 1997 election, Soewardi ordered government buildings, public areas, and a number of trees to be painted yellow – the color of the ruling party Golkar.

[10][11][12] Soewardi later stated that he had only recommended the general public to paint their homes yellow to commemorate the 50th year of Indonesia's independence.